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Page 1: Bearcats "Best Team in a Decade" / Home invader had accomplice, says victim who fought back / 2008 Evergreen State Fair Open Class winners
Page 2: Around The Valley / Flashback / Fire Districts #3 and #7 to hold open houses / Girl awarded lifetime fair pass
Page 3: Election '08: U.S. House of Representatives, 1st District: Jay Inslee versus Larry Ishmael / Sky Valley chamber among those receiving tourism funds
Page 4: Valley Church Directory / Professional Directory / Find It Fast Directory
Page 5: Editor's Notebook: "Dropping The Ball " / What's Going On? "Olsen, Walser Best Picks for 39th / The Penny Pincher / Letters / Arts group brings "Smoke On The Mountain " to Monroe
Page 6: The Valley News: Heart saving device installed in Sultan High School stadium / Sultan Skate Park to open / DNR plans meeting on proposed land reconveyance / Sultan High Class of 1988 plans reunion / Classified ads / Legal notices
Page 7: October Health and Beauty
Page 8: Monroe and Sultan sports

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Home invader had accomplice, says victim who fought back
The man who invaded the bedroom of a Monroe couple the night of July 24 and started a brutal ordeal in which the couple subdued him after a prolonged and violent struggle, wasn’t the man who hurt them the worst, said Donna Angevine.
The petite but athletic woman, in spite of the horror of that night, was hurt worse by the accomplice she believes directed the attacker to her secluded High Bridge Road home, an accomplice that she says she and her husband had taken in and tried to help. Read story

2008 Evergreen State Open Class award winners
This week, the Monroe Monitor presents the list of people from the Sky Valley who won top awards at the Evergreen State Fair in the open class competitions. Next week, we will run the names and some of the photos of the youth winners from the FFA and 4-H competitions. To save space and make sure we could include everyone, we only included the name of the town in which the winner lives if it was other than Monroe. Read story

"Best Team in a Decade" Bearcats nearly melt Sno in rivalry match
Victory was in reach of the Bearcats throughout a hard-fought game with Snohomish Friday night, but in spite of a last-quarter rally, it was not to be. Although the team wasn’t successful, the Bearcats are looking better than they have in perhaps a decade, fans say.
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